My best friend from college lived in Mexico for a few years and every time she would visit, I'd request her fish tacos and empanadas. Those two were on my mind while we booked our flights the months before. So I found a way to have fish tacos at least once every day. Living in landlocked Montana we don't have easy access to fresh seafood. La Paz was my sea-foodie dream!
One evening we found a great treat along the waterfront. Stella restaurant was normally a place out of our budget but they had a great happy hour. We ordered the calamari and balsamic salad appetizer.
Their pizzas were incredible as well for the happy hour menu so we ordered a pepperoni and hawaiian speciality. It was so much food but we were happy to take a to-go box back to the hotel with us. There was a communal kitchen to store food for later and it worked out wonderfully to have that option during our stay in La Paz.
Our next food adventure was a couple days later on our return from Balandra beach. We had heard of McFisher's Restaurant from a friend before traveling to Mexico and had seen several great reviews on Yelp. It did not disappoint us. We had a bit of trouble finding the right crossroads in the beginning but we ended up in the right spot. The service was great and the fish tacos were authentic and tasty. I appreciated the open-air setting of the restaurant as it made you feel like you were dining on the beach even if we were a few blocks shy of it. The tortillas were freshly made and there was an abundance of salsas to pick from. Altogether we didn't break the bank with our dinner and felt more than full walking out the door.
From former travels in Latin America I was not surprised to find that every main cuisine around the world was represented in La Paz - Italian, Chinese, Indian, Caribbean, French, American, etc. And we happened to stumble upon a gem on our last evening in La Paz. We had a Greek dinner at Astropholi just a few blocks off the malecon. I was hoping to get one last meal in with seafood and the chef did not disappoint us. He came out to our table and chatted with us a bit before suggesting a wonderful shrimp pasta dish that was not on the menu but he would make special for us. It was delectable and the personal service was a nice touch!
Adventure Life is always an excellent choice when planning complicated, extreme, or exotic vacations or expeditions. They provide friendly professional services and advice and are enthusiastic and encouraging in helping us to prepare and thoroughly enjoy our trip. They handle all the details which greatly reduces the stress of planning a difficult trip. I'm very impressed with Adventure Life and definitely recommend them to friends and family.
Scott Trochim
2 days ago
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
4 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
5 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.